Shloka 37
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
मयि स्थिते च समरे निरुद्धेषु च पाण्डुषु पुनरावर्तते तूर्ण मापकं बलमोजसा,“जब मैं समरांगणमें खड़ा होऊँगा और पाण्डवोंका बढ़ाव रुक जायगा, तब मेरी सेना पुनः शीघ्र ही लौट आयेगी और सारी शक्ति लगाकर युद्ध करेगी”
mayi sthite ca samare niruddheṣu ca pāṇḍuṣu punarāvartate tūrṇaṃ māmakaṃ balam ojasā
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Kapag ako’y tumindig nang matatag sa larangan ng digmaan at napigil ang pagsulong ng mga Pāṇḍava, ang ating hukbo ay mabilis na babalik, titipunin ang buong lakas, at muling lalaban nang may panibagong sigla.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a wartime ethic of resolve and morale: steadfast leadership on the field is presented as capable of checking the enemy’s momentum and restoring one’s own army’s confidence, so that it returns to action with renewed vigor.
Sañjaya reports a tactical expectation: once the speaker stands firm in the battle and the Pāṇḍavas’ forward surge is halted, the Kaurava forces—having recoiled or scattered—will quickly regroup, return, and fight again with full energy.